Chilmington Green is a hamlet on the edge of the Kentish Weald comprising 10 listed buildings.

Ashford Borough Council is planning to build a new dormitory town of up to 7000 houses on 1000 acres of productive agricultural land around the hamlet.

The local residents are opposed to the plans and have launched a campaign to resist them.

The area home to numerous endangered species including great crested newts, water voles and brown hares.